Evaluating Internet Resources and Web-Based Lessons
The goal of Evaluating Internet Resources and Web-Based Lessons is to aid WIT participants in taking a critical look at existing interent resources and Web-based lessons to determine what constitutes a good Website/Web-based lesson. This module also aims to offer guidelines that will assist the WIT participant in evaluating these resources/lessons prior to their use in the classroom. These critiques, evaluations and guidelines will also assist the WIT participant as they begin to develop their own Web pages, Websites or Web-based lessons.
Rationale
The critical evaluation of Websites and Web-based lessons is essential in order to determine if they are of high quality and if they meet the unique needs of the individual classroom. Evaluation of this sort also enables the teacher to modify Websites/Web-based lessons to fit the needs of the individual classroom and to identify potential problems in designing a Website/Web-based lesson of their own.
Subject Matter
Criteria and evaluation rubrics are printed out and used in the analysis, evaluation, and scoring of Websites and Web-based lessons.
Audience
This module is for WIT participants, educators, or indeed, anyone, interested in evaluating the worth and appropriateness of internet resources/Web-based lessons.
Materials Needed and Pre-requisites
WIT participants will need an Internet connected computer and their handout packet. Teachers should be able to use search engines to locate resources and be able to navigate through various Websites.
Instructional Plan
WIT participants will work through the two sections of this module by reading through the introduction/content, then by participating in mentor-led demonstrations, followed by 1-2 tasks, and finish with (optional) practice activities. In the section on Evaluating Internet Resources, the participants will discuss criteria for evaluation, participate in two mentor-led demonstrations, choose and evaluate Websites, and score the Websites which were evaluated. Extension practice activities are included for more in-depth analysis and evaluation. In the section on Evaluating Web-based Lessons, the participants will determine what constitutes a Web-based lesson, locate examples of Web-based lessons, participate in two mentor-led demonstrations and discuss and apply evaluation criteria to Web-based lessons. Participants will discuss their evaluations with partners and with the class at large.
Assessment
WIT participants will be asked to locate internet resources and web-based lessons, download evaluation/scoring forms (or use their handouts for evaluation) and submit the completed evaluation checklists and scoring rubrics to the mentor(s).
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